Background information: This account of the murder of Caesar was written a few years after the event. Although the reporter did not directly witness the event, he did have the opportunity to interview many of the people who were there.Is this a reliable source for a historian to use when writing about Caesar’s death?
Answer
A
No, because the reporter was not an eyewitness to the assassination.
B
No, because this account was written long after Caesar’s death.
C
Yes, because the reporter interviewed many of the people there.
D
Yes, because this account was written in the same year as Caesar’s death.
Explanation
A source can still be useful even if its author did not witness the event directly. The reporter wrote the account only a few years later and interviewed many people who were there, giving the historian firsthand testimony to consider. So the best choice is “Yes, because the reporter interviewed many of the people there.”
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